If you happen to be a public stockholder of NASDAQ-listed Chindex International, Inc., enjoy it while you watch the world's two biggest private equity firms fight for your shares. The battle is between US$59 billion-under-management TPG Capital and the Carlyle Group, which commends US$189 billion in its war chest. Both are hoping to acquire 100% […]

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Harman International Industries Inc. is investing USD16 million to open a new global research and development center near Shanghai in mid-2015. The company says it will initially add about 200 new employees at the 10,000 sq. meter site in the city of Suzhou that begins construction in June 2014. Harman says it has been active […]

The original bidders for NASDAQ-listed Chindex International, Inc. have increased their offering price to US$24 per share from the original US$19.50 apiece, according to a regulatory filing of one of the acquirers. Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. says in a filing with the Shanghai Stock Exchange that it, together with TPG Capital and Chindex's […]

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The original bidders for NASDAQ-listed Chindex International, Inc. have increased their offering price to $24 per share from the original $19.50 apiece, according to a regulatory filing of one of the acquirers. Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. says in a filing with the Shanghai Stock Exchange that it, together with TPG Capital and Chindex's […]

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Zeng Qishan, chief executive officer of McDonald's China, says that the company plans to add 300 new restaurants in China in 2014. According to Zeng's comments made to local media, McDonald's China has an active expansion plan; however, they need to maintain a proper expansion speed and pay attention to infrastructure construction. In 2013, McDonald's' […]

Russia’s annexation of Crimea and ongoing intimidation of Ukraine appears to mean the end of a 25-year period whose hallmark was an effort to bring Russia into greater alignment with Euro-Atlantic goals and traditions. Now the question is: What comes next?

The Ukraine crisis should not be allowed to obscure the full range of challenges that the world faces. In fact, the standoff is more likely to be resolved constructively within a framework that seeks consensus on a broader agenda.

Following Russia’s forcible takeover of Crimea, it is almost unimaginable that normal economic relations between Russia and the West could survive a Russian invasion or annexation of another part of Ukraine. And, if the worst-case scenario materializes, as appears increasingly likely, Russia would be the long-term economic loser.

US President Barack Obama is visiting Tokyo at a unique moment in Japan's history, with its economy moving onto a new growth path that will take advantage of its geographic position. Japan no longer considers itself the “Far” East, but rather the very center of the Pacific Rim, and a neighbor to the global economy's growth center.

More than one-third of the world’s population lives in just three countries: China, India, and Indonesia. With all three undergoing significant political transitions, this is a decisive moment in shaping the global economy’s future.

In another signal that Beijing is committed to stimulate its weakening economy, China's Premier Li Keqiang said that China should launch large projects in the energy sector this year. "Some large projects should be launched this year, to help stabilize the economy, change the structure of energy consumption, and change the growth model," said Premier […]

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Venture Capital firm Matrix Partners has raised US$350 million for its third China fund, Matrix Partners China III LP, according to a regulatory filing. In April 2011, Matrix Partners announced that its second China fund, Matrix Partners China II LP, raised US$350 million. Its first China fund raised US$250 million in 2008, according to its […]

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Chinese online game developer and operator Giant has inked a deal with China Telecom's Shanghai branch to jointly establish a game big data analysis center. The two parties have reportedly already started technology and application cooperation based on smart game big data, and the related technologies will be first applied to Giant's new online game […]